Greystones CNS and An Tóchar GAA Club Set the Stage for 3rd and 4th Class Hurling Blitz

There was a brilliant turnout for the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol event for 3rd and 4th class boys as 150 hurlers took part in blitzes in both Greystones CNS and An Tóchar GAA Club. Teams from St. Laurence’s N.S, Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath, Greystones CNS, Kilcoole P.S and Greystones Educate Together participated in Greystones while St. Patrick’s N.S, Holy Rosary N.S and Laurence O’Toole’s N.S took part in An Tóchar.

The games were fast and furious. Matches were 5 aside and 12 minutes in duration. This allowed for each player to maximise the amount of touches they got in a competitive environment. The skill levels seemed to increase with each game every team played. Some of the saves made by various goalkeepers on the day were particularly eye-catching. A few future Wicklow stars in the making, no doubt!

The Young Whistler programme is also proving to be a great success with 6th class students who did the course doing an excellent job officiating the games.

A big thanks has to go out to all the teachers who made the effort to bring teams to the different locations on the day. We hope events like these will help boost participation numbers in the county and would encourage schools to liaise with their local club to get more children to join as a new year commences.

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